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April 28, 2026
AFPI-MN Responds to Governor Walz’s Final State of the State Address as Fraud Toll Reaches $9 Billion
America First Policy Institute Minnesota state chapter Executive Director Zach Freimark issued the following statement ahead of Governor Tim Walz’s eighth and final State of the State address. “Fraud is expected to be on the agenda—and it should be. But before he takes that podium, Minnesotans deserve the full accounting of what happened.”
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April 15, 2026
AFPI Celebrates Wins in the WFTC on Tax Day
On Tax Day 2026, American families and workers are experiencing the impact of President Trump’s the Working Families Tax Cuts Act (WFTC). Signed into law on July 4, 2025, this historic legislation is delivering wins for working families, small businesses, parents, seniors and farmers across the Nation. AFPI commends President Trump and America First leaders in Congress for putting more money back in the hands of hardworking Americans.
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February 11, 2026
DOGE Turns One: Delivering Transparency and Cutting Waste in Washington
Washington, D.C.—Today, the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) released the following statement in recognition of the one-year anniversary of President Trump’s executive order to establish the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE): “By forcing agencies to answer to where taxpayer dollars are actually going, DOGE exposed waste, duplicative programs, and hidden spending that too often served political agendas instead of the American people.
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January 8, 2026
AFPI Applauds White House Commitment to Crack Down on Fraud Targeting Taxpayer-Funded Programs
Today, Vice President JD Vance announced the creation of a new Department of Justice division for national fraud enforcement, including a new Assistant Attorney General role to lead coordinated, nationwide anti-fraud efforts. The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) issued the following statement from Brett Tolman, Chair for Law & Justice.
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December 17, 2025
Turns Out the Real ‘Minnesota Miracle’ Was How Much Fraud They Buried
Minnesota has found itself in the national spotlight for all the wrong reasons. The explosion of fraud, driven largely by the East African community in Minnesota in partnership with a corrupt state administration, isn’t new to readers of this paper. About 65% of Minnesotans say government fraud is “somewhat” or “very” widespread, according to AFPI polling conducted in July.
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